What do I look like, A Priest? A sexy one, Maybe.

The only outward sign that his yelling at her for teasing him about his eyes was that her shoulders tensed some, her hands paused their work, even as she kept her gaze completely impassive, and after a deep breath, she was back to work. Don't believe in romance, so ain't got anything like that.

She paused what she was doing to look at Narin when he finally spoke, Noted.

She had half a mind to throw them both out right that moment, but a brow arched as her eyes flicked over to Ruth, past the schematic, and over to Vera, before coming back to settle on the schematic, identifying the gear and spring she assumed was making the noise. It was the closest, and blowing out the cavity there had done nothing she could tell to lessen the noise.

So instead, she listened to Ruth jibber on about the cordial question she asked, and fell into silence as she worked, the schematic checked here and there, but otherwise, she had a good grasp of the mechanics once she had a good look. She really didn't have to check it past the third glance now that she was finger deep inside the man's chest.

I'll give you a paper saying you were at the mechanics. It was quiet, and low, as she sat back and pulled her magnifying glasses off, dragging a hand down her face and taking a deep breath. You're not going to like it. She waited a moment before continuing. One of the teeth of the front gear here, She paused and pointed, but do not touch. Is broken, it's why you hear thst faint whine every few seconds, the matching gear isn't finding it's slot appropriately. It won't kill you, but it is going to be annoying, and will require a new gear.

She nodded and then picked up the hollow ring and turned it around in her hands, It's this one here, She pointed it out. I can make a new one, I've already taken the measurements and have the metal needed to made and cast it now, but it'll take a couple hours, and I'd want you to stay close by so I can do file tests not against this, She put the ring back aside. But the actual gear in your chest. Then there comes the matter of having to remove and fit the new gear in place, which should really only be a second or two but I'd like Ruth on hand to make sure nothing got too much out of hand.

She rose up off the stool, still a few inches shorter than his sitting form and took a deep breath. After that, we can talk about pay, my going rate, and whether you want the upgrades I've already made mental notes of that would help you run a lot more efficiently, less of the more vital workings being front loaded and move them to be more protected deeper into the chest. It's almost like they put it in backwards from what I would have designed it, like they wanted it easy to break.

Dora shrugged and then stepped a few steps back, her eyes flicking between the two men.